Photographic Scrapbook of Taos, I
Artist
Cady Wells
(American, 1904 - 1954)
Datecirca 1936
MediumGelatin silver prints, paper, leather, glue
Dimensions9 x 15 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (22.9 x 39.4 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsBook
Credit LineGift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982
Object number1982.16.48w
DescriptionAlbum of snapshots glued to black paper, leather or leather like binding. Recto: Two photographs of signs. Verso: Two photographs, one of a set of steps going to the second floor of a cabin, one of a woman seen from the back.eMuseum Notes
Recto: A photograph of a tinwork plaque with a quote from Robinson Jeffers's 1924 poem The Tower Beyond Tragedy, the fabrication of which is attributed to Dorthy Brett. The other photograph depicts the signs to the Delmonte Ranch and Dorothy Brett's house.
Verso: A photograph of an unidentified location and a photograph of an individual that may be Marjorie Clarke.
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